New insight into the contributions of thermogenic processes and biogenic sources to the generation of organic compounds in hydrothermal fluids

Geobiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-93

  Konn, C ^a   Testemale, D ^b   Querellou, J ^a   Holm, N G ^c   Charlou, J L ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE CRISTALLOGRAPHIE   (France)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; ORGANIC MATTER; PAH; PRESSURE EFFECT; RAINBOW; SAPPHIRE; SEAFLOOR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

PYROCOCCUS ABYSSI;

EID: 78650148500     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2010.00260.x     Document Type: Article

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